The Gare de l'Est (East Station) is two train stations: one being part of the Paris Metro line,…read moreconnecting Lines 4, 5, and 7 and the other being the one of seven Paris mainline stations supporting TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) going to various cities in Europe. My nephew and I had planned a weekend trip to Luxembourg, and this station was the origination of the 2.5 hour high-speed trip, beginning early on a Saturday morning. We came from different places in Paris using Metro, and met up here. The walk from the Metro part of the station to the main central holding area takes a bit of time, with need to closely follow signs pointing to Gare de l'Est. About 24 minutes before the scheduled departure of our train, the platform number came up on the big board. At that point, we used the QR code from our purchased ticket to pass through the security gate of the platform. Then it was a long outdoor walk parallel to the train until one finds the correct car. We left right on-time. We came back to the same station from Luxembourg, and it was a simple matter of reversing direction back to the Metro side of the station to get back to our dorm/hotel.

Navigating thru this station is a nightmare once you arrive by Metro. Missed our train because of…read moreno clear signs and help available in the station. Had to exchange out pre-booked tickets and paid an additional fee for the same. Strongly recommend having a lot of buffer if you are planning on taking a train from here.

This train station in Paris, France is one of the seven large mainline railway station terminals…read more Several railway lines have been immortalized in various works of art notably paintings by Monet at the Musee d'Orsay. It is the second busiest train station in Paris after Gare du Nord, handling 100 million passengers a year. The station is quite large so it took me a while to walk from one end to the other to catch my train. This train station makes it easy to get to Giverny to visit the Monet house and garden. It took about 40 minutes. I'm so impressed by the mass transit in France and Europe.

On my last trip out to Paris for the Olympic summer games, I came through this train station…read moreseveral times. In addition to catching the RER E train, there were multi-levels of shops and stores of various types. The McDonald's here tends to be very busy, I would go to the smaller one just across Rue Saint-Lazare. If I needed any snacks or drinks, I went to the Carrefour City which has very decent prices.

We came to this rail hub in Paris for our high speed train to Amsterdam. We were on the…read more"Pre-tour" portion of our river cruise and had to go to Zamdam to catch our ship. That required us to get the main station on Amsterdam, then catch a bus. What can I say. It was your typical train station with many trains ready to go and you could also catch a subway here. It was easy to maneuver through and while I was waiting I went for a coffee and a pastry. That's the special thing about Paris... even in the train station was good coffee and great pasteries. I noticed lots of Police patroling the area which definately helps make you feel just a bit more safe and comfortable. Boarding the train was quick and easy and they left right on time. KUDOs to the team here at the Gare du Nord.

Although not as bad of an experience as the TGV train, the waiting experience of Eurostar just…read moremakes flying look amazing. The Gare du Nord station was frightfully warm and there were very few seats. Generally while the space felt poorly designed for crowds, the signage was okay, although still slightly confusing to navigate. Once on the train our experience wasn't too bad as we'd splurged for midclass so we were seated in a quiet area, but that being said - I really wish our attendant had prevented parents who had seats elsewhere walking into our car with their young children and letting them wander around being loud. All in all, the experience was good, but I'm not sure how often we'd take the train to Paris, especially since there is no Disney linkup.

Arrived at 10:31 am to get a dog fare ticket for a Thalys train Paris to Amsterdam and back. Dog…read morefare tickets cannot be bought online for Thalys. 5 Minute wait and very friendly service. Took some time to find the right acronym for the port of exit from France. The rep got help from somewhere else remotely who showed her how to do it. None of the reps in the shop knew how to do it. 5 stars for friendly service, 3 stars for knowing what to do.

It's a very large and busy train station, but it was well marked and maintained…read more I wish there would be some additional seating. I had to change trains here and it went very smoothly, as all the platforms are on the same floor. The was a long line at the gate, but it moved fairly quickly. There are nice choices for restaurants and shops. The employees were very helpful to those that requested help.

Quality/Quantity - Now that we have been in France for over 3 or 4 weeks, we are experienced and…read morehave figured out their bus, train, and metro systems. Well we hope, lol. This trip was easy in and out! Ambiance - It is a major public train station for Montparnasse, so come early if you are not experienced. Crazy busy as expected. Service - Self service in this station. Price - 4.60 Euros; $5.50 US; very affordable. Owner Comment - Thanks for having affordable and smooth transportation with Inoui to Lyon.

I caught the Flix Bus here to take me from Paris to London. It's a typical dirty bus stop with a…read morelot going on, and lots of confusion. As I'm from America, the signage was going to be in French, but I didn't much of any signage here, whatsoever. The bus stop also seemed to be in the middle of nowhere-- if you're coming here expecting to be able to get a quick bite, think again, all I saw was two vending machines.

Small, crowded, dirty, unsavory characters. Confusing and little signage or assistance. Be sure to…read moreexit the station on the street side, otherwise you are dumped into a big deserted park like square and have a several block walk to the street in search of a taxi. I made the trip from London this way just for the 'adventure' including the channel crossing. It's a long day, but worth doing once if you'd done the Chunnel train previously.

Pleasant small station. 6 tracks. Clean…read more Pay toilettes. Snacks. Some uncomfortable seating.

It is close to the Metro, which is good. Probably one of the…read morecleanest, and smallest train station I have ever been to. Nevermind, I take that back-- the smallest station I've been to was in Akron, and it was a trailer.

This is a really big airport. As far as International European airports go, I really like this…read moreone. There are signs easily pointing you in the right direction to where you need to go and there is a train station really close to the airport, which is a huge thing for me. There are plenty of food and drink options in the airport as well so you should be able to find something to grab while waiting for a flight. All in all, I've been to this airport a few times and its always a smooth transit.

Where to start with the TGV train…read more First, logistically on the surface it appears to be an amazing option. You fly in, go through customs, get on the train, have a short trip, and you're at Disneyland Paris. But the reality is it's hard to find the train because there's no signage that lists TGV, just signs with a picture of a train, so we walked toward it hoping it was the correct area. The trains themselves also lack signage. So we got on a TGV train at the correct time, in the correct place, thinking it was our train. But we had tickets for a car that wasn't there, so in the end our first class tickets were useless and we sat next to the bathroom. There was no announcement in English so we used Google Maps to confirm we were in fact, in the correct spot, but for a bit we were worried we'd gotten on a random train and had no idea where we were going because there are 0 attendants in the cars to ask. In the train cars the aisles are small and tend to be cramped because a lot of people have luggage that blocks the walkways, so generally the navigating experience simply wasn't pleasant when compared to a bullet train like in Japan. All in all, we don't plan to go back to Disneyland Paris because the transit to the park was so difficult - I generally find Ubers easier (and in this case cheaper) to use - so overall I recommend hiring a private car to take you to and from Disneyland Paris and foregoing the TGV train.

10 minutes walk from this station to Versailles palace! Buy a return ticket here before you head…read moreoff if you haven't, to avoid the crowd who will be returning and the long line waiting to buy tickets. We had the paris visite zone 1-3 pass and since the Versailles is in zone 4, we exited at Viroflay Rive Gauche (the last stop at zone 3) using RER C and paid 1.90 euro one way from there to this station (we bought round trip there too and used the 2nd ticket to get on the RER to return and rode it straight to zone 1 and exited with our visite pass). Don't buy paris visite zone 1 to 5 pass if you don't venture out often. Not worth the cost. Just pay individual tickets to Versailles. Most of the attractions are in zone 1 anyway. We never went to zone 2&3. The pass for zone 1 to 5 is worth it ONLY if you do round trip airport transportation and Versailles and or Disneyland. ...(but also consider: airport transportation cons: multiple transfers, flights of stairs with a heavy suitcase if that station doesn't have escalators or elevators, delayed time/stops/ accident)

Quality/Quantity - Now that we have been in France for over 3 or 4 weeks, we are experienced and…read morehave figured out their bus, train, and metro systems. Well we hope, lol. This trip was easy in and out. Ambiance - It is a major public train station for Versailles, so come early if you are not experienced. Crazy busy as expected. Service - Self service in this station. Price - 4.60 Euros. $5.50 US; very affordable. Owner Comment - Thanks for having affordable and smooth transportation with Inoui to Lyon.